Massey H. Shepherd

The Reverend Massey H. Shepherd
Born	Massey Hamilton Shepherd Jr. (1913-03-14)March 14, 1913 Wilmington, North Carolina, US
Died	February 19, 1990(1990-02-19) (aged 76) Sacramento, California, US
Known for	Role in the development of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer
Spouse	Gabriella Taylor Connor
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Anglican)
Church	Episcopal Church (United States)
Ordained	1941 (deacon · priest)[1]
Academic background
Alma mater	University of South Carolina University of Chicago Berkeley Divinity School
Influences	William Palmer Ladd[2]
Academic work
Discipline	History theology
Sub-discipline	Ecclesiastical history liturgics
Institutions	Episcopal Theological School Church Divinity School of the Pacific
Notable works	The Oxford American Prayer Book Commentary (1950)[1]

Massey Hamilton Shepherd Jr. (March 14, 1913 – February 19, 1990) was an American priest and scholar of the Episcopal Church. A prominent liturgist, he was one of the few American members of other Christian churches honored with an invitation to observe the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church in the 1960s.^{[citation needed]} He served on the Episcopal Church's Standing Liturgical Commission from 1947 to 1976 and was a leading figure in developing the 1979 Book of Common Prayer used by the Episcopal Church.^[1]